A Rabbit's Foot is a new film (mainly) and arts quarterly published in a pleasingly chunky and shelf-friendly volume that offers 'an insider’s look at the industry, from a current, historical and international perspective'.
Published by film producer and businessman Charles Finch, A Rabbit’s Foot aims to be a cerebral companion for people with a wider curiousity about film and its wider cultural contexts. Each quarterly edition is themed around a specific subject (such as French cinema or Politics and Film) with relevant interviews, essays and biographical writing alongside photography, behind the scene-images and film stills.
A Rabbit’s Foot takes its curious name from Ernest Hemingway’s memoir ‘A Movable Feast' ('For luck you carried a horse chestnut and a rabbit's foot in your right pocket. The fur had been worn off the rabbit's foot long ago and the ones and the sinews were polished by wear. The claws scratched in the lining of your pocket and you knew your luck was still there.')
About Issue 9 from the publisher:
The 11th issue of A Rabbit’s Foot brings readers to the south of France, where we explore all things film, art and culture during the Cannes Film Festival.
Benicio Del Toro talks about The Phoenician Scheme and working with Wes Anderson ahead of his return to the Croisette, and we put the spotlight on Durga Chew-Bose’s adaptation of Riviera classic Bonjour Tristesse, starring Chloe Sévigny.
We share our favourite movies set in the South of France with a series of beautiful archive images and special essays. We set sail with Hollywood producer Sam Spiegel on his star-fuelled yacht and spend some time with disco legend, and Dalí’s muse Amanda Lear in Paris. There are also anecdotes and unseen photography from the great Derek Ridgers, a Cannes veteran.
Complimenting the theme are other stories in Albert Camus and Algeria and Cézanne’s obsession with painting a provençal mountain. There are also colourful artworks by the artist Michael McGregor and an investigation into the closing of Tetou, one of the Riviera’s greatest restaurants.
Once again, we’ve assembled the best writers and photographers under one place. The cover features photography by Helmut Newton — an image that is emblematic of life on the Riviera, and the glamour and vibrancy the issue embodies.
